Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/9/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Utah Jazz vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Utah Jazz are traveling to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Atlanta Hawks.

The Jazz faced off with the Lakers and went home with a win by a final score of 139-116 in their last game. Utah wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.8% FG percentage (53 out of 95) and buried 16 of their 38 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Jazz knocked down 17 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 77.3%. In the matter of rebounding, they earned a total of 41 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 30 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. When discussing the defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 48.8% from the field on 40 of 82 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 15 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 27 of their 30 attempts. They also knocked down 9 of their 24 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Jazz ended up with 23 while the Lakers totaled 21 fouls.

Mike Conley is a player who was a factor for the contest. Conley finished the game at 71.4% from the field and also earned 12 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins played and also snagged 1 board. He notched 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Utah steps onto the court with a record of 9-3 on the year. They have an average of 118.3 points per contest (2nd in the league) while shooting 47.3% from the floor. The Jazz are shooting 37.2% on shots from distance (179 of 481) and 77.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah is pulling down 44.5 boards per game and has 333 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 22.8 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Jazz are able to force 16.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.3 fouls. They are ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists with 242 relinquished on the campaign. The Jazz defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 46.7% (503 of 1,077) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 32.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 14th in the league in points per game allowed (112.2).

For their last game, the Hawks got the victory with a final of 117-98 against the Bucks. The Hawks earned 36 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. The Bucks committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 82.4%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 11 of their 29 tries (37.9%). When the game finished, the Hawks shot 46 for 99 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.5%. The Hawks allowed the Bucks to convert 36 of their 87 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.4% in the matchup. They went 32.5% from 3-point land by hitting 13 out of 40 and finished the game at 13 out of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). In reference to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to get 41 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the matchup. Murray earned 25 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 11 assists for the contest. He knocked down 11 out of 24 for this game giving him a rate of 45.8%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 7-3 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are shooting 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 15th in basketball. Atlanta has earned 1,165 points on the season (116.5 per game) and they pull in 44.8 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.8 times per contest (11th in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 21.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.6. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.1% from the field (8th in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (107 of 328) and opponents are making 76.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 22.6 dimes and 47.7 total rebounds per game, which is 6th and 26th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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